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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have walked on arms and legs at the start of the story?
(a) Fish.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Humans.
(d) Dinosaurs.

2. What phrase is used to describe what the other body parts no longer wanted to lend to Arms and Legs?
(a) Their special genius.
(b) Their sensory expertise.
(c) Their secret powers.
(d) Their singular beauty.

3. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?
(a) Humans had two thumbs.
(b) Humans had only three fingers.
(c) The thumb was close to the fingers like the big toe.
(d) Humans did not have thumbs.

4. What are some of Legs' and Arms' corresponding parts?
(a) Ankles and hips.
(b) Shoulders and hips.
(c) Hips and hands.
(d) Shoulders and knees.

5. What is one creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?
(a) Hares.
(b) Sloths.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Zebras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?

2. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?

3. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).

4. With what phrase does the story begin?

5. What do the other body parts begin to do as a result of their envy of Legs and Arms?

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